From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 21 00:27:58 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCEE637B401 for ; Wed, 21 May 2003 00:27:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pd3mo2so.prod.shaw.ca (shawidc-mo1.cg.shawcable.net [24.71.223.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0860E43FB1 for ; Wed, 21 May 2003 00:27:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from cpressey@catseye.mb.ca) Received: from pd5mr4so.prod.shaw.ca (pd5mr4so-qfe3.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.141.168]) by l-daemon (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HF800FLD72R6V@l-daemon> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 21 May 2003 01:20:51 -0600 (MDT) Received: from pn2ml9so.prod.shaw.ca (pn2ml9so-qfe0.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.121.7]) by l-daemon (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HF80072872Q96@l-daemon> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 21 May 2003 01:20:50 -0600 (MDT) Received: from www.kallisti.ca (h24-70-180-74.wp.shawcable.net [24.70.180.74]) 2003))freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 21 May 2003 01:20:50 -0600 (MDT) Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 02:21:50 -0500 From: Chris Pressey In-reply-to: <200305202052.h4KKqSEB020008@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-id: <20030521022150.11848744.cpressey@catseye.mb.ca> Organization: Cat's Eye Technologies - http://www.catseye.mb.ca/ MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.0 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.8) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT References: <200305202052.h4KKqSEB020008@clunix.cl.msu.edu> Subject: Packages-CDs for 4.8 and beyond (was: Re: freeBSD 4.8) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 07:27:59 -0000 On Tue, 20 May 2003 16:52:28 -0400 (EDT) Jerry McAllister wrote: > > > > Hello, i'm going to be making ISOs of the Free BSD 4.8 OS and > > noticed that their isn't a disc 3 or 4 on the ftp in the ISO 4.8 > > image directory. I was wondering if I can just take the 4.7 disc 3 > > and 4, make them into ISO and if they will still be compatible with > > the 4.8 version? I thought this might work due to that the 3rd and > > 4th disc are just 3rd party packages. If this isn't possible, does > > one of the FTP have a 4.8 version 3rd and 4th disc? Thanks for your > > time, bye > > Best not to do that. Better to just download the ports you want > and build them. What about those of us with non-networked computers with paltry 800M hard drives? :) I understand that FreeBSD project support for the packages-CDs was dropped so that they could be a value-added service for vendors, so I suppose my question might be better phrased as: Does anyone have pointers to vendors which will continue to provide packages-CDs for 4.8 and beyond (ideally as ISO images that can be downloaded free of charge?) -Chris